About the author

Family care physician Dr. Harry Keefe of Pueblo, Colorado, possesses a long history of operating and working for private practices across the state. Currently a self-employed doctor with Pueblo Family Medicine group practice, Dr. Harry Keefe maintains active involvement with regional and national professional groups, through which he benefits from continuing medical education and a global network of colleagues.

Dr. Harry Keefe started out his career at the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), from which he earned his medical degree with honors in 1982 and completed his internship and residency with associated CU Denver teaching hospitals. In 1985, Dr. Keefe joined the Rural Family Practice of Salida, Colorado. While serving in this role, Dr. Keefe also worked as a staff physician in the emergency room at Salida Hospital (now known as Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center) and as Medical Director of the Columbine Manor Care Center and Nursing Home. On top of holding full privileges to Salida Hospital, he also served on the facility’s Medical Executive Committee. In 1996, Dr. Keefe relocated to Colorado Springs, where he was employed as a family doctor with the Network Health Centers of Colorado Springs and retained privileges at both Memorial Hospital (now Colorado Springs Hospital) and Penrose-St. Francis Hospital and Health Services. Prior to joining his current group practice, he also worked for the Southern Colorado Clinic, located in Pueblo.

When not overseeing office operations and providing attentive, caring medical support to his patients at Pueblo Family Medicine, Dr. Harry Keefe advances his expertise through involvement in the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians. A certified practitioner with the American Board of Family Medicine, Dr. Harry Keefe ranks in the top 10th percentile of family medicine physicians based on his accreditation scores.

June 17, 2013

The AAFP and CAFP: Holding Family Physicians to High Standards

Dr. Harry Keefe is a member of the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The CAFP is a chapter of the AAFP, which was founded in 1947 as a means of ensuring a high national standard for family physicians. To maintain membership in the AAFP, members must complete 150 hours of continuing education over a three-year period, a standard Dr. Harry Keefe has obviously upheld.

Beyond advocating quality assurance within the field, the AAFP seeks to promote the values of family practice, which, unlike other forms of general practice, specializes in patients of all ages. The AAFP also seeks to educate patients in health care matters and provide health care in an accessible and cost-efficient manner.

In addition to his membership in both organizations, Dr. Harry Keefe works as a family physician through his own practice and at Parkview Hospital and Saint Mary Corwin Hospital, both in Pueblo, Colorado.

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